September 9/10 to 12/13 Meteors

It’s amazing how many sporadics are visible these nights. The only shower producing much activity is the poorly understood September Perseids complex. This complex consists of a handful of active radiants that may or may not be related to each other. We really need orbital data on these meteors to sort them out.

Starting this month we will see the beginning of activity from the 2 Taurid streams and October’s big shower, the Orionids. Unfortunately, the Moon will hamper viewing the Orionids near the time of their peak but it should still be a good show for the meteor cameras.

The weather here in Tucson has seen lots of clouds lately as some moisture has worked itself back in (though of course, bringing little, if any, rain). Things should dry out again starting tomorrow and we’ll be back to our usual run of clear Fall nights here.

One Response to September 9/10 to 12/13 Meteors

On Tuesday September 14th. Here in Wittmann, AZ. about 8pm. I was outside and like always looking up at the Stars. I saw a bright white object in the sky moving overhead from the N.W. to the S.E. It was moving pretty fast. At first I thought it could have been a low flying Jet with it’s bright lights on. As it past overhead there were no flashing lights just a large bright white light. Then I noticed meteor trails underneath the object and as it passed. As it got to the S.E. The bright light fadded out. Could this have been an Asteroid passing through. I know most Satelites are just a dot moving across the sky. This was BIG.
Signed, I Think It Might, Dan